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say it: PRESH-ur
pressure is a noun and verb meaning "the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)". It carries 9 recorded senses.
the force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit)
“the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure”
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
“he gave the button a press”
“he used pressure to stop the bleeding”
“at the pressing of a button”
the state of demanding notice or attention
“the insistence of their hunger”
“the press of business matters”
the somatic sensation that results from applying force to an area of skin
“the sensitivity of his skin to pressure and temperature was normal”
an oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress
the pressure exerted by the atmosphere
to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
“She forced him to take a job in the city”
“He squeezed her for information”
Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.
Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for pressure come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.